“Where are you from?”
“Kingston”
“What’s it near?”
“The Hudson River, Poughkeepsie, Catskill...”
“Huh?”
“Upstate. I live upstate. I stay in a log cabin in the Adirondack mountains and do farming on the side” https://t.co/cYNcsVZ2Q7
“Where are you from?”
“NY”
“Where in NY?”
“Hopewell Junction”
���What’s it near???”
“Poughkeepsie... Marist College... The Walkway Over the Hudson”
“Huhh?”
“NYC, I’m from New York City. My dad is Jay-Z, we live in Yankee Stadium and yes our bagels and pizza are superior.” https://t.co/ApAkig713W
A quick John Sterling story for now - I called him recently to check on his health. He interrupted me: “Why are the Yankees carrying two left-handed hitting catchers?” 😂 Loved that guy. One of a kind.
My first day at Nickelodeon Animation they put me in a conference room and handed me a VHS tape. They said “watch this, it’s our next series” That video was “Help Wanted” I remember laughing out loud when I watched it Today is the anniversary of the premiere of that pilot in 1999
Live your fxcking life man. Take those trips, get to the damn bag, pop the champs for all smashed goals, accept and give love, side quest, healthmax, give back, smash goals and thank the universe for another fxcking day.
On this day in 1865, Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant.
Lee showed up dressed in his best, looking like a dignified gentleman. Grant was covered in mud after riding all morning.
Before anything was signed, the two men spoke about their shared service in the Mexican War -- a reminder that Confederates and Union soldiers were nonetheless countrymen tied by mystic chords of memory.
Grant did not create terms of surrender to humiliate the South. Grant and Lincoln understood that to unify the nation, you could not imprison half of it. Confederates were allowed to keep their sidearms and personal horses.
When Grant learned that Lee's men were quite literally starving after having not eaten for days, he ordered 25,000 rations sent to them immediately. Lee said this would have "a very happy effect" on his men.
When Lee rode away after signing terms of surrender, Union soldiers cheered. Grant forced them to stop, reminding Union soldiers that Confederates were "now our countrymen" and there would be no cheering over their downfall. (In fact, days later when actual ceremonial surrender occurred, Union Gen. Josh Chamberlain reportedly ordered his men to salute passing Confederates as a sign of respect)
Lee also worked diligently to stop Confederates from waging guerrilla warfare, encouraging them to set their arms aside and return home and in peace. He was a titan in his own right.
If the spirit of 1865 had been driven by the urge to shame and punish, the Union would not have lasted. So many people today misunderstand that and as such, they try to rewrite America history.
God Bless America.